Explorers Explorer- a person who investigates unknown regions.

Who are these people?

Leif Eriksson Son of Eric the Red. Sailed for Scandinavia. Heard tales of land farther West than Greenland. Sailed to North America around year He and his crew were the first to set foot on our continent, North America.

The Vikings. Very Good Job! Eric the Red Eric the Red was a Viking from Scandinavia who sailed to Iceland. He was forced to leave his home and forced to leave Iceland as well. He sailed west and found Greenland. He had a son named Leif Eriksson.

“Explorer” Table ExplorerYear of Exploration Country Sailed For Planned DestinationImportance of Exploration Leif Eriksson1000Scandinavia

“Viking Explorer” Game Time

Materials 6 game pieces 1 game board 1 die 1 sheet of paper

Directions 1.Decide who will roll first. The person with the earliest birthday will roll first, then turns will continue around the circle. 2.As you play, remember what happens to you during your voyage. You will write about it later!!!!! 3.You may take notes to remember. 4.Have Fun!

Christopher Columbus Italian-born explorer. The king and queen of Spain let him use three ships to sail: –The Nina –The Pinta –The Santa Maria. He sailed for Spain in search of a western water route to Asia. Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492.

Christopher Columbus When he reached land, he thought he was in India and named the land the West Indies. Instead, he found the Americas.

Venn Diagram ErikssonColumbus Both

More on Columbus Led 3 more expeditions to the Americas. 2 nd trip in Columbus took 17 ships loaded with settlers, animals and supplies. His goal was to start a colony. A colony is a settlement far from the country that rules it.

The Columbian Exchange The movement of people, animals, plants, diseases and ways of life between the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.

John Cabot Born in Italy. Sailed for England in 1497 on 1 boat named “Matthew.” Searched for a seaway to Asia and China known as the “Northwest Passage.” Landed in Newfoundland which is now Canada.

ExplorerYearCountryPlanned Destination Importance of Exploration Leif Eriksson1000ScandinaviaLand farther west than Greenland. Landed in North America. Christopher Columbus 1492SpainA western route to Asia- “Northwest Passage” Landed in North America. John Cabot1497EnglandSeaway to Asia- “Northwest Passage” Found Newfoundland and modern-day Canada. Found waters filled with fish. Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese explorer. Sailed for Spain in Planned to sail west around South America for the Spice Islands. First explorer to circumnavigate (sail around) the world.

Ferdinand Magellan Traveled with 5 ships named: Santiago, San Antonio, Conception, Trinidad, and the Victoria. In 1522 The Victoria was the only ship to return home with 19 crew members. Known for naming the Pacific Ocean. Magellan died while fighting natives in the Philippines.

ExplorerYearCountryPlanned Destination Importance of Exploration Leif Eriksson1000ScandinaviaLand farther west than Greenland. Landed in North America. Christopher Columbus 1492SpainA western route to Asia- “Northwest Passage” Landed in North America. John Cabot1497EnglandSeaway to Asia- “Northwest Passage” Found Newfoundland and modern-day Canada. Found waters filled with fish. Ferdinand Magellan 1519SpainTo sail west around South America to find the Spice Islands. Led the first expedition around the world. First person to circumnavigate (sail around) the world. Named the “Pacific Ocean.”

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What is happening? Take 5 minutes to write down a few ideas and/or observations.

Hernando de Soto Sailed to America in 1539 from Spain. Spanish conquistador. Landed on the coast of Florida.

Hernando de Soto Searched America for gold for 4 years. Sailed to North America on 9 ships total with over 600 crew members and 500 animals.

Exploration Timeline : Florida 1540: Georgia, SC, NC, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi 1541: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas Overall exploration was a failure because they did not find gold.

Henry Hudson English explorer. Sailed for the Netherlands and England. Took 4 voyages between He landed in what is now New York. He claimed NY for the Dutch and Canada for the English.

Henry Hudson The Hudson River and Hudson Bay are named after this explorer. He was the first explorer to sail up the Hudson River.

Robert LaSalle Explored for France in Planned to sail to the Mississippi River to explore and establish trade routes along the river.

Robert LaSalle First European to sail down the entire Mississippi River. Named the area he landed in Louisiana.

ExplorerYearCountryPlanned DestinationImportance of Exploration Leif Eriksson1000ScandinaviaLand farther west than Greenland. Landed in North America. Christopher Columbus 1492SpainA western route to Asia- “Northwest Passage” Landed in North America. John Cabot1497EnglandSeaway to Asia- “Northwest Passage” Found Newfoundland and modern-day Canada. Found waters filled with fish. Ferdinand Magellan1519SpainTo sail west around South America to find the Spice Islands. Led the first expedition around the world. First person to circumnavigate (sail around) the world. Named the “Pacific Ocean.” Hernando de Soto1539SpainAmericas Land with gold Landed in Florida Discovered Mississippi River Henry Hudson1607Netherlands and England “Northwest Passage” First European to sail up the Hudson River Robert LaSalle 1681FranceMississippi River To explore fur a trade route along the river. First explorer to sail the entire Mississippi River. Named Louisiana.